What is the price of butter in Ireland?

As of January 2025, butter in Ireland is US$ 8.35 per kg (7.72 EUR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Ireland's butter export volume and value in 2024?

Ireland exported 244,997 tonnes of butter valued at US$1,778,171,824 in 2024.

What is Ireland's world rank in butter exports?

Ireland ranks #1 out of 109 butter exporters.

How much butter did Ireland produce in 2023?

Ireland produced 299,300 tonnes of butter in 2023.

What share of global butter exports does Ireland hold?

Ireland accounts for 18.4% of global butter exports.

Butter Price in Ireland - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Butter Prices in Ireland

US$ 8.35 / kg

7.72 EUR / kg

MoM ▲ 15.1% YoY ▲ 15.1%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EUR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	8.35	7.72	▲ 15.1%	▲ 15.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the butter price in Ireland available is US$ 8.35 per kg (7.72 EUR), up 15.1% year-on-year.

Ireland is the world's leading butter exporter in 2024, shipping 244,997 tonnes valued at US$1.78 billion and accounting for 18.4% of global exports. The country produced 299,300 tonnes of butter in 2023, ranking sixth globally with 5.1% of world output. The latest export unit value for Irish butter is US$8.3534 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - butter in Ireland

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Ireland exported $1.78B (245 kt) of butter▲ 27.7% YoY. That ranks #1 worldwide (18.4% of global exports).

$1.78B

Export value

245 kt

Export volume

#1 / 109

World rank

18.4%

Global share

$7.26

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top butter exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Ireland $1.78B · 18.4%
#2 New Zealand $1.72B · 17.8%
#3 Netherlands $1.38B · 14.3%
#4 Germany $832.2M · 8.6%
#5 France $784.9M · 8.1%

Annual export data Ireland · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.78B	245 kt	$7.26
2023	$1.39B	241.5 kt	$5.76
2022	$1.56B	228.4 kt	$6.84
2021	$1.25B	274.8 kt	$4.57
2020	$1.11B	289.3 kt	$3.83

Production FAOSTAT · 2023

Ireland produced 299.3 kt of butter in 2023▲ 0% YoY. It ranks #6 among producing countries (5.1% of world output).

299.3 kt

mi_production

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Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

butter is traded under Harmonized System code 0405.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO). Values are official reported figures.

Ireland butter - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of butter sold by Ireland in 2020 was 302,158 tonnes. In 2019 Ireland shipped 271,542 tonnes of butter. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Ireland butter (processed category) has climbed, flactuating by 24.156 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, butter's exports increased by 31.23 pc netting the country US$1,280.14m for the year 2019. Ireland's butter exports are categorised as:

Butter (excluding dehydrated butter and ghee) (HS code 040510)
Dairy spreads of a fat content, by weight, of >= 39% but < 80% (HS code 040520)
Fats and oils derived from milk, and dehydrated butter and ghee (excluding natural butter, recombined butter and whey butter) (HS code 040590)

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Ireland butter export values

In 2019, Ireland supplied butter worth 1,280.14m USD, a reduction of -0.85% from 2018's total butter export of 1291.122m USD. The annual change in value of Ireland butter between 2017 to 2018 was 22.691 pc.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Ireland's butter exports between 2017 and 2019 was 31.23 per cent when compared to a variation of 24.156% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Ireland butter ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Ireland is a net exporter of butter. The annual growth of Ireland butter in value between 2015 to 2019 was 2%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 6%, per annum.

Ireland imported 4,795 tonnes of butter in 2019.

Butter Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest butter prices in other Europe countries:

Sweden$7.81/kg Russia$4.80/kg France$7.62/kg Denmark$8.60/kg Germany$7.64/kg United Kingdom (UK)$5.73/kg Belgium$8.27/kg Norway$6.17/kg Spain$7.75/kg Poland$7.66/kg Czech Republic$7.89/kg Bulgaria$6.46/kg Netherlands$7.92/kg Bosnia and Herzegovina$8.94/kg Greece$8.46/kg

Other Processed Prices in Ireland

Latest prices for other processed in Ireland:

Cheese$5.62/kg Castor Oil$4.66/kg Coffee$9.17/kg Mushrooms &Truffles$2.14/kg Wheat flour$2.89/kg Cacao (Cocoa)paste$4.29/kg Copra$3.00/kg Green Tea$3.68/kg Sesame oil$4.19/kg Whey$1.78/kg Black Tea$4.79/kg Yogurt$3.09/kg Wine$2.93/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.87/kg Beeswax$14.29/kg

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